I am amazed at the number of people
in the church who complain that there is nothing for them to do. By this they
generally mean that the elders have not given them a specific assignment. Does
this excuse them from not being active in the greatest cause on earth? No!

Every member must realize that the
Lord has already assigned them specific duties like helping to restore brothers
who have been caught in any trespass (Gal. 6:l) and bearing one another's burdens
(Gal. 6:2).

Each one of us is under the commission
we call great (Mk. 16:15, 16) and hence we need to be sharing the Gospel with
one and all. Why should anyone have to give this to us as a specific assignment'?
The Lord has already done it.

Take a look at the judgment scene
in Matthew 25:3 1-36 and note that we are to feed the hungry, give drink to
the thirsty, clothe the naked, visit the sick and imprisoned. Do we need an
assignment from the elders to do these things? I think not since our judgment
is to be based upon our doing them.

What about taking the time to offer
an encouraging word to that person or persons you know who needs an encouraging
word? There are those in the hospital, rest homes, or who are confined at home
who would be helped if you would visit them. Why would any Christian need a
specific assignment to be a genuine helper in such cases?

"But to do good and to communicate
forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased" (Heb. 13: 16).